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Table 2 Bacterial cell counts (BCC) and bacterial colony sizes (BCS)

From: Cortisol directly impacts Flavobacterium columnare in vitro growth characteristics

 

Added cortisol concentration (µg/L)

p-value

0 (control)

500

1000

5000

BCC (log10 CFU/mL)

6.21 ± 0.23

6.13 ± 0.23

6.32 ± 0.23

5.48 ± 0.23

0.047

BCS (µm/mL)

3421 ± 178

2765 ± 178

3128 ± 178

3421 ± 178

0.014

  1. Least Squares Means and standard errors (LSM ± SE) of the log10 transformed bacterial cell counts (BCC) (log10 CFU/mL) and bacterial colony sizes (BCS) (µm) retrieved from the highly and low virulent isolates inoculated modified Shieh broths 24 h after addition of the appropriate cortisol concentrations [cortisol] (µg/L).